Buttler Eyes IPL Title, Sooryavanshi Hunts Gayle & Can Archer Regain England Place?
5/21/20261 hr 7 min
In a jam-packed show, Jos looks ahead to the IPL playoffs after a five-match winning run catapulted Gujarat Titans into the final four. Broady dissects the England squad and casts doubt on whether Jofra Archer will automatically return for the second Test after his IPL absence. They reflect on Harry Brook bowling Jamie Smith, Nat Sciver-Brunt’s World Cup scare and meet the man who made cricket history by whacking six sixes in successive overs!
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First 90 secondsScott Gretton· Guest0:00
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Jos Buttler· Host0:04
Our friend Vibhav, 53 sixes he's, he's hit already this season and the record ever. You know, Chris Gayle, best T20 player to ever play the game I think, especially in terms of six hitting, is the record with 59.
Stuart Broad· Host0:16
Thought we'd worked him out. Bouncer-yorker theory.
Jos Buttler· Host0:18
[laughs] Broady, you said Ollie Robinson's comeback was unlikely. So how do you see it now he is in the squad?
Stuart Broad· Host0:24
Who else is gonna take the new ball? I think new ball bowling in the Ashes was, was awful.
Jos Buttler· Host0:29
Smith's been flying, hasn't he, as well this season? And, you know, just before the first test, you know, Brookie's just absolutely shattered his [laughs] And you know what's gonna happen.
Stuart Broad· Host0:38
I can guarantee that whiteboard where all the names get written first test of the summer, you know, [laughs] Brookie will like scrub his name bowling at Jamie Smith only.
Jos Buttler· Host0:47
[laughs] Yeah. Get this. Scott hit consecutive overs for back-to-back six sixes.
Stuart Broad· Host0:54
I've had a bit of mickey taken about I'm 50 to 1 on to win Strictly and, you know, am I going in the jungle and- [laughs] Hello, and welcome to For the Love of Cricket. I'm Stuart Broad. He's Jos Butler at the IPL. And Jose, big congratulations. You're in the play- well, I say you're in the play-offs, sorted your job, innit? Big congratulations. You're not wanting out.
Jos Buttler· Host1:15
[laughs] Thanks, Broady. Yeah, very, very, uh, bring me back down to earth. But no, the boys are obviously delighted. Uh, it's a really tough tournament of obviously the top four going through to the playoffs. Um, and I think probably the last time we spoke we were in a position needing to win some games and